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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This post is useless without knowing what schools OP is talking about. If she didn't get into the Ivy's or Amherst or other elite colleges, I'm not surprised at all, as they are essentially a lottery even for the kids with a 4.5. If you're talking about good schools for smart kids like UVA and W&M, I may be a little surprised. If you're talking about Penn State and JMU, I'm surprised. [/quote]

Columbia
Georgetown 
UVA
W&M
Rochester
NYU
UT-Austin

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That is a tough list for anyone, much less a kid with less than perfect GPA/test scores like OPs. DC had a SAT score higher than Columbia's (which I quickly googled and was listed as 1530), which is apparently roughly the same as OP's kid. Grades were fine from a tough private but also not perfect. The list started with schools like Rochester and NYU and went from there, although DC did try for one or two tougher schools.  I actually feel like the high scores helped quite a bit and DC was accepted everywhere with a greater than 20% acceptance rate.  DC's list was not as competitive as the list above.  [/quote]

So many kids wash out of Columbia, I wouldn't even put it on my list. I've had fellow Ph.D.s tell me about their false start at Columbia. They moved on to other places and did very well. Their journalism grad program is stellar and is their social work program, but boy do you have to go in prepared. Undergrad is academic hazing the first year. It's that tough. If your child has done well at Columbia, you should be in awe. For first year rigor, I place it at Stanford level. The student body is highly competitive, not laid back at all. You've only truly matriculated once you get past the first year.
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